Database Software

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 John Schneiderman wrote:

>I am looking for database software for my 486sx PC.
>The database should be able to handle a number of fields and include a 
>picture of the dinosaur.  I currently have Microsoft Works, but this 
>database doesn't seem to be able to handle much text in a single field 
>and it can not include a digitized picture as part of each record.
>
>Is there a better database package I could use?
>
>If someone has a database already for dinosaurs I would like to hear from 
>you and what computer package you use.

 You might want to subscribe to PaleoBaseNet and post your request over
there.  I am including an announcement below which describes the new
PaleoNet listserver and its three sub-lists. There is a current
discussion of databases underway today on  PaleoBaseNet

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Subject: Re: Paleonet
Author:  H R. Lane at hous,gts
Date:    11/4/94 1:50 PM


       Physically PaleoNet is a group of listservers, gopher holes, www 
     pages, and anonymous ftp sites that provide the paleontological 
     community a means whereby its members can communicate with others.  In 
     spirit, PaleoNet is a dynamic marketplace of information/ideas/ 
     discussion whose rationale is to improve paleontology by more 
     efficiently tapping into that community's most valuable resource, its 
     people.  In fact, PaleoNet is (and will be) whatever you want it to 
     be.
       PaleoNet's operating model falls somewhere between an informal 
     electronic journal and a very large social gathering of 
     paleontological professionals (including students) convened to discuss 
     current events in the field.  As a subscriber (there is no charge), 
     you can expect to find wide variety of information accessible through 
     PaleoNet at any time.  These include ongoing informal conversations 
     about papers, ideas, techniques, requests for information, 
     announcements, etc. set against a background of more formal 
     contributions such as editorials, meeting reviews, book reviews, 
     software reviews, overviews of current controversies, etc. all of 
     which are designed to put you in touch with what is happening in 
     paleontology.  The key concept that makes PaleoNet work, however, is 
     participation.
       In addition to the general PaleoNet list, a series of subordinate 
     listservers have been created to facilitate ongoing topical 
     discussions of interest to broad segments of the paleontological 
     community.  These are the places to go for detailed information in the 
     following areas:
     
     TrainingNet
     Manager:  Woody Wise (Wise@geomag.gly.fsu.edu)
     Description:  Dissemination of information regarding the training of 
     paleontologists (who is giving what courses where) with an eye toward 
     creating a better match between skills and needs and allow them to 
     take advantage of existing information technologies.
     
     CommNet
     Manager:  Bob Pierce (RWPierce@amoco.com)
     Description:  Discussion dealing with the development of better 
     techniques to disseminate information about research needs and 
     opportunities among the four main organizational subdivisions of 
     paleontology (academia, industry, museums, and government).    
     
     DataBaseNet
     Manager:  Norman MacLeod (N.NacLeod@nhm.ac.uk)
     Description:  Discussions dealing with the creation, organization, and 
     dissemination of graphic and text-based information relating to 
     paleontological species, species concepts, intra-specific variation, 
     stratigraphic and geographic distributions, etc.
     
     CollectionsNet
     Manager:  Steven Culver (S. Culver@nhm.ac.uk)
     Description:  Discussions dealing with the organization and management 
     of major paleontological collections in museum, university and 
     industrial settings.
     
       You can subscribe to PaleoNet, or any of the specialty lists by 
     e-mailing the message:  subscribe PaleoNet (or subscribe TrainingNet, 
     subscribe DataBaseNet, etc.) to listserver@nhm.ac.uk.  Anyone who 
    subscribes to any of the specialty lists is automatically added to the 
     master PaleoNet list.
       PaleoNet was conceived by Norman MacLeod (N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk) and 
     Rich Lane (hrlane@amoco.com), who share joint responsibility for 
     management of the PaleoNet system.  Please direct all questions or 
     comments on technical matters to Norm and on policy issues to either 
     of us.  PaleoNet is not affiliated with any present or future 
     professional paleontological society but seeks to serve as a 
     clearinghouse for any information of relevance to any form of 
     paleontology.
     
           Norm MacLeod (N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk)
           Rich Lane    (hrlane@amoco.com) 


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